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  1. kirite
    This is really inside baseball! I'm trying to understand this issue. Who is angry at whom and why? From what I can gather, some people are angry at Tom S. for having an SO in the restaurant business--conflict of interest. Others are worried that he has overstretched. Could someone provide a clear and comprehensive history of a serious ethical issue? Sorry for my complete ignorance.
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    Well, DonRocks, here is the solution. You need to get a steady, paying job at the New Yorker. It's been around since 1925.
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    I read Trillin's wonderful article in this week's New Yorker about Changians. PC is a stealth chef, quietly moving from NOVA (several spots) to the Atlanta suburbs, to Knoxville, and now Charlottesville. But perhaps for not very long. According to the article, Richmond and Fairfax beckon. Whereas most toques crave publicity, he seems to prefer anonymity. Don't expect him on Top Chef anytime soon.
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    Yep. Since moving from Old Town a year ago, I have found McLean to be pretty much of a culinary waste land with the partial exception of Evo Bistro.
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    I've eaten there twice, and while it might not have tasted like "crap", it was none too good. My first experience was with capellini with garlic and herbs. All the the minced garlic was burned and inedible. My second experience was with their two color pasta. It was so oversalted that I could not eat it. To their credit, they comped both dishes.
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    Before going to the Georgia O' Keefe exhibit at the Phillips today, my SO and I had lunch at the Jockey Club. We both ordered the heirloom beet salad that had red and orange baby beets, baby spinach, blue cheese, toasted walnuts apple "batons", crispy shallots, and a cider vinagrette. It was excellent. Because they were out of the sea bream, she ordered scallops. Three big and juicy ones arrived with a variety of mushrooms, mashed potatoes, and a plum coulis. I ordered the sweet potato risotto with brown butter emulsion, shaved ricotta, and tiny carrot squares. Very, very tasty. But, the place was virtually empty. Only three tables taken. Service was a bit slow, though a rather large staff was in place. We plan to return for dinner. Has anyone been there since the latest chef was installed?
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    Thanks so much for doing this! It is a very constructive, community minded effort.
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    I love this post! Dave surely has a second career awaiting him in droll comedy. He's "fired" more people than the Donald.
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    My wife and I had the misforture of eating there last fall, because, as you noted, it is near the Kennedy Center. Our meals were less than good. The osso bucco was overcooked and tasteless, our salads came directly from plastic bags, and our red wine was warm. Even though it was reunion weekend at GW, the place was nearly empty. I understand that several years ago, under a different chef, it was an excellent restaurant.
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    Today: Bite sized shredded wheat (Giant) organic blueberries (Balducci's) Organic skim milk (Whole Foods) 600mg of calcium with Vitamin D (CVS) Hmmm!
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    With 32 inches of snow out front, my little red sports car could not move. With another snow storm headed our way Tuesday--Wednesday, you may want to save and reheat your racks. This is unprecedented and starting to be not much fun. But at least the Saints won!
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    We have brunch reservations at T in a couple of weeks. We prefer light to heavy. Any suggestions? Thanks
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    Shrimp Scampi in garlic, scallions, white wine, and parsley.
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    My water routine is truly odd. I buy two one gallon jugs of Deer Park or Poland Springs water each week and use them to fill the six or seven little Volvic bottles that I keep in the fridge. they are are easy to handle, especially when the lights are off. I recycle the gallon jugs each week and occasionally replace the Volvic bottles when they start to taste like plastic. Then they get recycled. How strange is that?
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    Inasmuch as the accusers have chosen anonymity over transparency and have apparently declined to write to Sietsema to clarify their experience, it is possible that the entire incident is a hoax. Who knows?
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    Have the anonymous diners stepped forward to identify themselves or provided any additional information about this incident? The accusation was very serious, and the consequences have been significant. I wonder if the diners have responded to Tom's invitation to contact him with more information.
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    We have eaten at Eventide several times, and we think that it is THE best restaurant in Clarendon. Tom and Todd agree for what's that worth.. Simple, beautiful food, great ambience, and very professional wait staff. Could you be more specific about what turned you off?
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    We tried two of their places in Annapolis. They were consistently terrible from beans to BBQ. Would it be fair to call it a fast food place trying to pass itself off as something more?
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    We went for lunch today, and we were as pampered as puppies. The staff was wonderful, perhaps even slightly too attentive. Because we were seated 15 minutes late, we were rewarded with a free dessert. My grilled golden tilefish over a bed of mushrooms, carmelized onions, and other succulents was superb. My SO's jamine infused lemonade sent me scurrying to the web to find some jasmine liquid. Her chicken sandwich arrived with a Mt. Everest of fries. When she mentioned her aversion to them, she was treated to a bowl of fresh fruit which was very, very good. My only gripe is that there is a $30 valet parking fee. In light of today's miserable weather, we did not want to find something on the street. OTOH, Cafe du Parc at the Willard validates, and one can get valet parking for free. But the food at J & G is better. We plan to return but will find another way to park.
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    Could that be the reason the The Source website does not provide prices? Hmm....
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    Have you recently eaten at 701? Went there tonight for RW and it was very, very good.
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    That sounds like a truly wretched experience. Another diner wrote to Tom Siesetma's chat today with a very similar complaint. I had an uneventful and quite delicious Sunday brunch at Hook in December. RW must be beyond its reach. We have RW plans at 701 and Cafe Atlantico. Hoping for the best.
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    We had a wonderful brunch at Black Salt yesterday. Susan's quiche was very good as was the omelette. The greens may have been from a bag, however.. But the highlight was the fish counter. We looked for sole but decided on the Spanish mackeral. We cooked it tonight, and it was melt in your mouth delicious.
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    Oh how I love Sun Tzu! We are going to brunch at Black Salt on the 10th and hope that the fish counter is filled with trout, bluefish, tilefish, etc. How is the new fishmonger?
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    How is the fish market at Black Salt recently? I realize that the long time fish monger there left.
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